Rare color photos from the 1980s bring the the U.S.S.R.'s "hidden war" to light.
'Jihad By Camera': How U.S.-Trained Afghans Photographed The Soviet Invasion
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A rare picture of Soviet soldiers with Afghan men. One soldier bitterly recalled being told that "we were helping the Afghan people to end feudalism and build a wonderful socialist society."
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A defaced communist mural.
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Alcohol seized by a mujahedin group, probably before being destroyed.
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A fighter at a heavy machine gun. Some of the mujahedin groups financed by the CIA were radical Islamists that would later form groups designated as "terrorist organizations." Although Osama bin Laden fought against the Soviets, it is disputed whether he ever received U.S. assistance.